Armed Man Arrested at Trump National Golf Club Ahead of Presidential Visit

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Federal authorities arrested Jeanine John Taele, thirty-eight, after he was seen observing security preparations at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, ahead of President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Taele was taking photographs and video of the property and was carrying a sixteen-round magazine with ammunition in his pocket. The arrest occurred over the weekend; the president was due to speak at the coastal club on Tuesday night at a Republican National Committee event.

On Capitol Hill, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general, sending the matter to the full Senate. Blanche, currently acting attorney general, had issued a formal order late Sunday terminating a planned one point eight billion dollars “anti-weaponization fund” intended to compensate political allies of President Trump. Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who had threatened to block the nomination unless the fund was rescinded in writing, announced their support after receiving the assurance. Several Republicans have still not committed to backing Blanche, though he is expected to win confirmation.

In Washington state, authorities arrested a man on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the largest of three wildfires burning near Spokane. The suspect was convicted of manslaughter for killing his father in twenty ten, according to officials. The Spokane-area fires have destroyed hundreds of structures—one report put the toll at about six hundred buildings—and forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate, with local officials saying roughly sixty thousand people fled. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the blazes the worst natural disaster the region has faced, as firefighters continue battling fifteen major fires amid extreme heat and drought.

Meanwhile, the House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Representative Max Miller, an Ohio Republican, over allegations that he may have engaged in domestic violence or drug use. Miller had asked for the probe amid domestic abuse allegations that have surrounded his re-election bid. Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, Miller’s former father-in-law, said Miller is unfit to serve in Congress, adding to growing calls from within the party for him to resign.

In Michigan, the Democratic primary for U S Senate remained too close to call after polls closed Tuesday, with progressive former public health official Abdul El-Sayed holding a narrow lead over Representative Haley Stevens, a centrist backed by Democratic leaders. The contest is being watched as a test of the party’s direction in a battleground state crucial to November hopes of regaining Senate control. Outside spending, including heavy support for Stevens from pro-Israel groups, has been a major feature of the race.

At the White House, President Trump clashed with U S Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her office dropped vandalism charges related to damage to the Reflecting Pool. Trump publicly accused Pirro of “folding like an umbrella” and “choking” over the decision. Pirro brought a box of evidence to an Oval Office meeting and told the president that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had misled him with a self‑serving cover story. Reports indicate Trump is considering removing Pirro from her post.

In business news, Chipotle has removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants and replaced them with supplies from different growers after identifying the peppers as a potential source of a salmonella outbreak. The Minnesota Department of Health said it has identified one hundred and ten cases linked to the outbreak, and the Food and Drug Administration is investigating. The company said it acted out of an abundance of caution.

In entertainment, Star Wars: A New Hope has been dubbed into Welsh for the first time, with the Welsh-language version set for broadcast on S4C. The cast includes Rhys Ifans, Matthew Rhys as Han Solo, Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Mark Lewis Jones. The project marks a landmark anniversary for the one thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven film.

Also in business, SpaceX reported quarterly revenue of seven point eight one billion dollars in its first earnings release since going public, beating Wall Street expectations. Revenue jumped ninety-two percent since June, the company said, while capital expenditures soared nearly sevenfold from a year ago amid heavy investment in artificial intelligence.

In sports, Major League Soccer’s board of governors has selected Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of Los Angeles F C, as the league’s next commissioner. Berg, a senior partner at the private-equity firm 26North, will succeed Don Garber on January one, twenty twenty-seven, becoming the third commissioner in M L S history.

In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party has selected Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, as its candidate for a Somerset council seat in twenty twenty-seven. Bonehill-Paine was jailed for antisemitic activity, including a campaign of harassment against former Labour M P Luciana Berger. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch defended the selection, saying she believes in second chances, while Berger urged the party to drop him. The party has offered Jewish groups a meeting with the candidate.

In diplomacy, the State Department has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States, deepening a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. A senior State Department official said the visa would be reinstated immediately if Brazil grants diplomatic approval to President Trump’s nominee for U S ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Perez.

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